- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FLCity: midsizeZIP 32307Founded 1887
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1887
- Motto
- Excellence With Caring
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.famu.edu
FloridaHBCUPublic
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public university in Tallahassee, Florida, with 7,582 undergraduates. It admits 21% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $15,220 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate21%
Retention89%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share58%
Federal loans52%
$15,220net price / year
21%admission rate
1107average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$52,104median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,500median debt
#1,164 of 1,704 for earnings#514 of 1,739 for lowest net price#615 of 1,738 for graduation rate#76 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,045tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $5,785
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,734
- Average net price
- $15,220national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,635
$30,001–48,000$12,485
$48,001–75,000$14,523
$75,001–110,000$19,477
$110,001+$22,179
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 21%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1107
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 520–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college21%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college58%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,217
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,104middle 50%: $33,609–$74,566
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,566
Median, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University$52,104
Lower quarter$33,609
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,582
- Part-time
- 9.7%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 58%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,244 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,680
- Endowment, end of year
- $101,700,975
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White3.3%
Hispanic6.1%
Black88%
Asian0.2%
Two or more races1.7%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions22%
Business & management13%
Psychology9.6%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies6.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.0%
Social sciences4.2%
Communication & journalism3.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | $9,443 | 60% | $52,902 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Idaho Moscow, ID | $15,321 | 60% | $58,095 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | $14,990 | 62% | $59,899 |
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| Montclair State University Montclair, NJ | $15,193 | 66% | $63,846 |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR | $15,441 | 58% | $47,220 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 133650. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1430048.